Container List

Series I.
Project files,1940-1996

Physical Description:
5.5 linear feet
11 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of photographs, slides, negatives, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to approximately
160 projects. There are no drawings in the collection, only a few minor sketches. Arranged alphabetically by project name,
Series I covers the majority of Johnson's work - from student projects undertaken in 1940s to projects still being negotiated
and/or constructed as of 1996. See Series II for the structures Johnson designed for his New Canaan, CT estate. The materials
included in these files range in size and format from 2" x 2" slides to 14" x 11" photographs of presentation renderings,
but the bulk of the material consists of 8" x 10" photographs. Although a large percentage of the photographs are of architectural
drawings, many are of buildings. The photographs of architectural drawings are listed according to type: plan, elevation,
section, detail, or rendering. Furthermore, the sums listed for the photographs reflect the number of items in total and not
necessarily the number of originals, as there are many duplicates throughout the files.

Booklet containing descriptions and photographs of Times Square Center, Pontiac Marina Retail Mall, Canadian Broadcasting
Centre, Crystal Cathedral, Museum of Television and Radio

Box 11, Folder 9

Lewis House,1994

Scope and Content Note

Booklet containing 1 description, 19 photographs of a model, and 17 drawings / renderings of the Lewis House

Series II.
New Canaan estate files,1945-1995

Physical Description:
3.5 linear feet
7 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series, like Series I, is comprised of photographs, slides, negatives, correspondence, and other documents - all of which
vary in size and format. Whereas the projects in Series I spanned the globe, the projects in Series II are all located on
Johnson's property in New Canaan, Connecticut: Johnson's Glass House, Gate, Guest House, Ghost House, Jet (i.e., fountain),
Kirstein Tower, Painting Gallery, Pavilion, Pool, Sculpture Gallery, Study, and Visitors Center, as well as projects that
were never constructed. The files are organized into three sections: Photographs of drawings of the Glass House (boxes 12-13),
Photographs of the Glass House (boxes 14-15), and Other structures (boxes 16-18). The first section is arranged chronologically,
the second is arranged alphabetically by photographer (at least for exterior shots), and the third is arranged alphabetically
by structure.

Box 12

Photographs of drawings of the Glass House [1]

Box 12, Folder 1

Photographs of Estate plans,n.d.

Scope and Content Note

19 site plans, 5 negatives

Box 12, Folder 2

Photographs of Early drawings,n.d.

Scope and Content Note

10 plans, 4 elevations, 7 negatives

Box 12, Folder 3-5

Photographs of Central Court plans,Dec. 1945-1946

Scope and Content Note

53 plans, 13 elevations, 25 negatives

Box 12, Folder 6-7

Photographs of Circle versions,1947

Scope and Content Note

18 plans, 9 elevations, 10 negatives

Box 12, Folder 8

Photographs of Arcuated versions,1947

Scope and Content Note

20 elevations / sketches, 8 negatives

Box 12, Folder 9-10

Photographs of Mies Mountain Home versions,1947

Scope and Content Note

19 plans, 18 elevations, 14 negatives

Box 12, Folder 11

Photographs of Pavilion versions,June 1947

Scope and Content Note

4 plans, 8 elevations, 2 renderings, 6 negatives

Box 13

Photographs of drawings of the Glass House [2]

Box 13, Folder 1

Photographs of Blockeare version,1947

Scope and Content Note

10 plans, 3 negatives

Box 13, Folder 2

Photographs: Toward final version,Oct - Nov 1947

Scope and Content Note

6 plans, 16 elevations

Box 13, Folder 3

Photographs: Final version - plans,Nov. 1947

Scope and Content Note

15 plans, 4 negatives

Box 13, Folder 4

Photographs: Final version - sections and elevations,1948

Scope and Content Note

17 sections / elevations, 17 negatives

Box 13, Folder 5-6

Photographs: Final version - details,1947

Scope and Content Note

1 view, 41 details, 2 negatives

Box 13, Folder 7

Photographs of Furniture,July 1952

Scope and Content Note

5 views, 5 drawings, 2 negatives

Box 13, Folder 8

Model(no date)

Scope and Content Note

16 photographs, 3 negatives

Box 14-15

Photographs of the Glass House [1]

Scope and Content Note

Only some of the photographs have credit information. Many are by unidentified photographers.

This series is comprised of work-related documents that do not pertain to a specific project. Series III is arranged chronologically
except for the first two boxes, both of which contain dateless items (lists and reference materials). Because Johnson originally
organized his files by topic, some folders contain documents spanning a range of dates; such folders are classified according
to the date of the newest document contained within. A large portion of this series is devoted to Johnson's "chrono" (a chronological
file of one-page letters or faxes), the contents of which are listed alphabetically by last name in the Container List.

Box 19

Lists

Box 19, Folder 1-5

Lists of work,1954-1989

Scope and Content Note

16 lists of projects, compiled at different points in Johnson's career

Box 19, Folder 6-7

Other lists,1986

Scope and Content Note

2 photo file indexes, 3 lists of projects by date, 1 list of projects by type, 1 index of the archival holdings of "John Burgee,
Architect," 1 list of drawings for the Glass House, 1 list of publications that have featured Johnson's buildings, 1 index
of the archival holdings of MoMA, NY

Box 19, Folder 8

Project directories,1985-1994

Scope and Content Note

11 directories

Box 19, Folder 9

Museum of Modern Art archivesn.d.

Scope and Content Note

1 finding aid

Box 19, Folder 10

Archival log,1986

Scope and Content Note

Listing of the locations of "arch drawings", "specs", and "corresp/shop drawings"

Box 19, Folder 11

Inventories,1994

Scope and Content Note

2 inventories of design drawings and photographs

Box 19, Folder 12

Ruler,undated

Scope and Content Note

Ruler, with "Philip Johnson" printed it.

Box 20

Reference materials

Box 20, Folder 1-2

Bibliography,1964

Scope and Content Note

Multiple drafts of a bibliography of publication (ca. 100 pages)

Box 20, Folder 3

Publicity,1992

Scope and Content Note

2 resumes, 6 biographies, 2 chronological listings of works

Box 20, Folder 3a

Johnson, Ritchie publicity,ca. 1994, 2000

Scope and Content Note

Several copies of printed invitation to opening of domus design collection building (New York City), 2000 May 22.

Printed biographical statement for Philip Johnson, including renewed partnership with Alan Ritchie (2 copies). 2 black-and-white
photographs of Johnson, image used on the biographical statement. Several copies of Johnson, Ritchie business cards.

Graphic for the Museum of Modern Art symposium "What is Happening to Modern Architecture?"

Box 21, Folder 2

Dec1971

Scope and Content Note

Letter from Peter Blake regarding
Architectural Forum's selection of Johnson's Glass House as the country's best living room (1 item)

Box 21, Folder 3

July1977

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with Toshio Nakamura and Robert Stern regarding a special issue of
A+U on the firm Johnson / Burgee

Related documents: chronology of buildings, list of articles requested by Robert Stern, major coverage on recent works, tentative
table of contents, manuscript entitled "How We Work Together," company logo

Correspondence with Phyllis Lambert and Jeffrey James of the Canadian Centre for Architecture regarding the conference "Autonomy
and Ideology: Positioning an Architectural Avantgarde in North America, 1923-1949" (12 items)

New York Landmarks Conservancy booklet given to Johnson by Joyce Mendelsohn

Box 24, Folder 19

May1998

Scope and Content Note

Letter, brochure and certificate from the Connecticut Historical Commission regarding the Glass House

Box 24, Folder 20

Sept1998

Scope and Content Note

15 postcards to celebrate the publication of
The Oral history of modern architecture by John Peter

Publicity packet from the MAK (Museum für Angewandte Kunst)

Series IV.
Personal documents,1925-1998

Physical Description:
2.75 linear feet
4 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of correspondence and papers of a personal nature. Letters to his mother and family are dated 1925-1944.
Arranged chronologically, Series IV covers the majority of Johnson's adult life - e.g., his undergraduate years at Harvard
in the 1920s, his service in the Armed Forces in the 1940s, the beginning of his career in the 1950s and 1960s, and his late
career in the 1990s, primarily through his letters. As in Series III, files which span a range of dates are classified according
to the date of the newest document contained within that folder.

Box 25

Documents,1925-1979

Box 25, Folder 1

[1]1925

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his family regarding his undergraduate years at Harvard; Johnson discusses his studies, his friends,
and his daily activities (20 items)

Box 25, Folder 2

[2]1925

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his mother regarding a summer camping trip to Wyoming; Johnson discusses the train ride there, the
scenery, the food, his camp mates, hiking, rock climbing, and homesickness (8 items)

Related documents: map of Jackson Hole

Box 25, Folder 3

1926

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his family during a summer trip to England; Johnson discusses the weather, his trip mates, English
customs, the country side, his visits to a psychologist, and his car, "Little Saffron" (9 items)

Box 25, Folder 4

1929

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his family regarding a trip to Germany; Johnson discusses art, architecture, music, and the people
he meets (19 items)

Related documents: postcard, newspaper clipping

Box 25, Folder 5

1930

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his mother regarding his trip to Europe with Henry-Russell Hitchcock; Johnson discusses the architecture
he has observed, his thoughts on architecture in general, and his relationship with Hitchcock (8 items). All photocopies.

Box 25, Folder 6

1940-1942

Scope and Content Note

Documents from Harvard: 2 transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, and a letter informing Johnson that he had won the AIA
medal of excellence

Box 25, Folder 7

[1]1942-1944

Scope and Content Note

Documents from Johnson's time in the Armed Services: 6 papers regarding a request to be made a lieutenant, 3 papers regarding
an honorable discharge, 1 form regarding retirement insurance benefits, 1 resume

Box 25, Folder 8

[2]1942-1944

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to his mother and sister Theo regarding Johnson's time in the United States Army, sent from Fort Devens,
MA and Fort Belvoir, VA (9 items)

Box 25, Folder 9

1946

Scope and Content Note

Letters from Johnson to J. J. P. Oud regarding Johnson's admiration for Oud's architecture, Johnson's own projects, professional
colleagues, and architectural principles in general (5 items. All photocopies.

Box 25, Folder 10

1953-1984

Scope and Content Note

5 passports, 14 passport photographs, documentation from the Department of State Passport Agency, documentation written in
Arabic, record of fingerprints, recommendation letter from Captain Leslie Cheek, Office of Chief of Engineers

Box 25, Folder 11

1955

Scope and Content Note

"Quit Claim Deed" for Townsend Farms, New London, OH

Box 25, Folder 12

1956

Scope and Content Note

Summary of Homer H. Johnson's financial transactions for the year 1956

Box 25, Folder 13

1957

Scope and Content Note

Last will and testament of Homer H. Johnson, letter from P. Johnson's attorneys regarding his father's accounts, statement
regarding the death of Louise Pope Johnson, photograph of the Johnsons' house, New London, OH

Program and invitation to a "Chamber Music Society Concert and Lawn Picnic at Philip Johnson's in the country"

Invitation to the 25th birthday party for the Glass House

Letters Robert Hughes (1 item)

Box 26

Documents,1980-1997

Box 26, Folder 1

Jan.1980

Scope and Content Note

Letter to Jane Blaffer Owen regarding their feud over the Roofless Church, New Harmony, IN (1 item)

Box 26, Folder 2

[1]1981

Scope and Content Note

Scrapbook: "For Philip, from his friends on his 75th birthday"

Box 26, Folder 3

[2]1981

Scope and Content Note

Papers and photographs regarding Alfred Barr and Margaret Scolari: 2 letters, 2 postcards, program and invitation to an Alfred
Barr memorial tribute, 2 transcripts of the speech Johnson made at Barr's memorial, clipping from the
New York Times about Barr's death, 3 photographs of the Barr / Scolari burial plot, letter to David Whitney from MoMA regarding a bibliography
of Barr, July 1980

This series is comprised of photographs of Johnson, both alone and with others. Ranging in size from 3.5" x 5" to 11" x 14",
the photographs are arranged chronologically, except for two boxes at the end of the series containing photo albums and oversize
prints (larger than 11" x 11"). Dates followed by a question mark in the Container List are approximations, as many of the
photographs are unlabeled. Though Johnson filed the majority of his photographs by decade (e.g., 1950s, 1960s, 1970s), he
did file some by content and others by photographer; thus, there are a number of folders that span more than one decade. The
sums listed for the photographs reflect the number of items in total and not necessarily the number of originals, as there
are many duplicates throughout the files.

Box 29

Photographs,1908-1959

Box 29, Folder 1

16 photographs and 12 negatives of Johnson as a child and young adult,1908-1928

1 b/w portrait by Richard Avedon, with note from Avedon ("Dick") to Johnson. Signed and dated by Avedon.

Series VI.
Honors and accolades,1978-2002

Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet
2 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of all paraphernalia relating to awards and award ceremonies: programs, invitations, photographs,
speech transcriptions, medals, and an honorary degree. All paper materials and photographs are arranged chronologically within
the first box.

Box 34

Papers and photographs; 2 medals

Box 34, Folder 1

Transcript of Henry Geldzahler's tribute on the occasion of the awarding of the New York City Bronze Medallion, April1978

Box 34, Folder 2

Program for the Anniversary Dinner at Monticello where Johnson received the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal in
Architecture, April
1978

Box 34, Folder 3

Program for an Architecture Club dinner in honor of Johnson, May1979

Box 34, Folder 4

Program and 3 booklets for the Pritzker Architecture Prize awards ceremony, May1979

Box 34, Folder 5

Program from the Royal Academy of Arts annual dinner, May1981

Box 34, Folder 6

9 photographs of Johnson receiving honorary degrees from Yale, the University of Notre Dame, and Ohio State University,1978-1988

Box 34, Folder 7

Program for the Rhode Island School of Design President's Fellows Awards ceremony, April1983

Box 34, Folder 8

Invitation and menus for two presidential luncheons at the White House, May and Aug1983 1988

Box 34, Folder 9

5 photographs, 2 transcripts of speeches, and a program from the Fall Gala at the Dia Center for the Arts, Oct1992

Box 34, Folder 10

Program for a tribute to Johnson at the Centre George Pompidou, Jan1993

Booklet of photographs of American Academy of Arts and Letters members,1997-1998

Box 34, Folder 16

Tribute to Philip Johnson celebrating the 25th anniversary of Morningside House and the United Nations International Year
of Older Persons, Plaza Hotel, Manhattan,
1999 Apr 14

Scope and Content Note

Tribute booklet. 2 copies.

Box 34, Folder 17

95th birthday celebration, Guggenheim Museum,2001 Jul 12

Scope and Content Note

Printed speeches by Robert A.M. Stern (2pp.) and Agnes Gund (3 pp.)

Box 34, Folder 18

Philip Johnson Endowed Chair, University of Houston,2002

Scope and Content Note

Letters of solicitation, envelope, and donor booklet.

Box 34, Item 19

The New York City Bronze Medallion given by Mayor Edward I. Koch, April1978

Box 34, Item 20

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Foundation Medal of Honor, Oct1994

Box 35

Medals, honorary degree

Box 35, Folder 1

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal, April1978

Box 35, Folder 2

Honorary degree from Yale University, June1978

Box 35, Folder 3

The President's Committee on the Arts & Humanities Medal, May1983

Box 35, Folder 4

The Municipal Art Society Medal,1983

Box 35, Folder 5

The Municipal Art Society Medal,1993

Box 35, Folder 6

The National Sculpture Society Medal,1994

Box 35, Folder 7

The American Academy of Arts and Letters Medal,n.d.

Series VII.
Writings by Johnson,1931-2001

Physical Description:
1.75 linear feet
4 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of printed materials written by Johnson: clippings, speech and interview transcriptions, and unpublished
manuscripts. Arranged chronologically, Series VII contains a wide variety of texts, from architectural criticisms to political
opinion pieces, from book introductions to memorial tributes. Folders containing materials from 1931 to 1982 are labeled according
to an alpha-numeric system (e.g., 1931-G, 1982-A) referenced in the bibliography contained in the first folder of box 36.

Box 36

Manuscripts and printed materials,1931-1975

Box 36, Folder 1

Bibliography of Johnson's writing prepared by David Whitney and David White

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with the Museum of Modern Art regarding a bibliography (1 item)

Index of published articles since 1977

7 pages of miscellaneous notes

Box 36, Folder 2

Oct1931

Scope and Content Note

Clipping from
House Beautiful entitled "Two Houses in the International Style"

Box 36, Folder 3

1939

Scope and Content Note

Clippings from
Social Justice: Father Coughlin's Weekly and
The Toledo News-Bee (6 items)

Box 36, Folder 4

1941

Scope and Content Note

Manuscript of an article on military requirements for housing "with an addendum on the housing stumbling block by Philip Johnson"

Box 36, Folder 5

April1942

Scope and Content Note

Issue of
Harvard Advocate, which includes Johnson's article "Architecture at Harvard, Revival and Modern"

2pp. Includes 2 faxes and 1 letter. Johnson submitted the statement but was not able to attend the opening.

Series VIII.
Published materials about Johnson,1935-2001

Physical Description:
15.25 linear feet
18 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of printed materials written about Johnson. The bulk of the materials consists of newspaper and magazine
clippings (boxes 40-43) and full-length periodicals (boxes 44-54), though academic manuscripts (box 55), exhibition catalogues
(box 56), and slightly oversize items (box 57) are included as well. Each section is arranged chronologically by year and
by month and arranged alphabetically by title beyond the level of month. Undated clippings and clippings from unidentified
publications are listed first within their respective folders.

Box 40

Clippings,1935-1980

Box 40, Folder 1

Manuscript written by John Maxon, Director of Fine Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago, describing Johnson,n.d.

Whole issues that contain information about Johnson and his work. Unprocessed material.

Series IX.
Computer disks, sound and video tapes,1978-1995

Physical Description:
ca. 3 lin. ft.

Scope and Content Note

This series is kept in cold storage, as it is comprised of computer disks and sound and video cassette tapes. The computer
disks contain backup files; the sound cassette tapes contain interviews; and the video cassette tapes contain television specials
on Johnson's life and work, as well as televised interviews of Johnson and his colleagues. The sound and videocassettes have
been numbered by the repository. Sound cassettes are numbered C1 and C2 (a-e), and the videocassettes are numbered V1-V17.
This material is closed to researchers until reformatting is complete.